Tuesday, July 6, 2010

I am sure many of you remember those buttery biscuits that all Moms make during their kid's childhood days. I remember Amma making this on stove, then in oven, if I am not wrong, even on a makeshift oven using sand. Those perfect melt in your mouth biscuits, that look very white and smell so well. The moment you bite into it, you can feel it melting away and you have the aftermath of a wonderful sensation.

I had long forgotten how Amma used to make nor did I wanted to try a new recipe. When I got my new Microwave Convectional oven, I got to see this recipe being done as a demo. It was wonderful to know that those battery biscuits one gets from shops could so well be done at home. Only disadvantage being it uses Vanaspati instead of Butter. When I asked Amma, she said most shops use Vanaspati instead of Butter. Vanaspati as you know is a hydrogenated vegetable fat. It is mostly used as a butter substitute.

These biscuits are called Venna Biscuit or Butter Biscuit in our bakery, these are white in colour and usually very soft to bite into.

For now I really won't worry this inclusion, but will surely try with exact butter measurement soon. Konda and Peddu loved this on the very first bite and have asked me to make it some 4 times now. Every time it disappears as fast as it was baked. This time round I wanted to ensure I have some left for the final pictures.

Its been ages since I baked anything, and this really was very therapeutic. I sniffed at something in the memory and it felt like Pizzas..yes I know what is my next on the list.

Srivalli, Cookies look great... i searched for this recipe abt a week ago in your blog :) but u had not posted it yet. I had followed the same but used butter instead of vanaspati but it turned out brown for me... i baked it in bakeoven for 15 min.

Hi!Thanku so much for these tasty biscuits.just now baked yeilded 22 biscuits and itz simply superb...Got some doubts.......1.Can i add cardamom instead of vanilla...2.How to give a chocolatey twist to the same recipe...Thanku once again

Wow! So tempting.. My hubby loves this one. I have a baking which I normally use for baking cookies, cakes etc. The temp I normally set for cookies is 375 f(190 c) and bake for around 12 - 15 mins. But, you mentioned 180 degrees. Is it in centigrade. Pls. Clarify. Also, have you ever tried with butter. I make these with butter and it will turn golden. I also add a good amount of Ginger and make Ginger cookies(i mostly can use brown sugar instead)..